Kwasi Kwarteng: how ex-chancellor’s fate was sealed by IMF orthodoxy he fought against
by Larry Elliott Economics editor from on (#64REW)
Former occupant of No 11 Downing Street finally sacked after financial institution chief's remarks in Washington
As the guests sipped English sparkling wine at the British embassy on Washington DC's Massachusetts Avenue, the journalists in attendance were herded together for an impromptu briefing at the nearby temporary residence of the UK ambassador Dame Karen Pearce.
The briefing was short and to the point: Kwasi Kwarteng was cutting short his planned trip to the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and flying home to London.
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